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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Physicians – Dispensing Permit Exemption – Topical Medication [HB-1288]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Providing that certain provisions of law do not prohibit a certain physician from dispensing a certain topical medication; authorizing a physician to dispense a certain topical medication if the physician meets certain requirements and has obtained a certain written permit; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to issue a certain written permit to certain physicians under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 535 on 05/13/2019
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School Vehicles - Three-Point Seat Belts - Pilot Program [HB-1286]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a pilot program to provide competitive grants to county school boards for equipping school vehicles with three-point seat belts; providing that the goal of the program is to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping school vehicles with three-point seat belts; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to implement and administer the pilot program; requiring the Department to solicit applications from county school boards for grants to defray certain costs of the program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements [HB-1282]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 unless the Board has provided the Legislative Policy Committee with certain information; prohibiting the Board from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 from the federal government until a study has been completed regarding the ongoing fiscal impact the acquisition would have on the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/08/2019
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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Procurement - Source Selection MC/PG 112-19 [HB-1279]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to adopt certain procurement regulations relating to source selection; authorizing the Commission to adopt regulations establishing a minority business enterprise program if it determines that there is a compelling interest to implement remedial measures to assist certain minority- and women-owned businesses; requiring the Commission to report the findings of a certain study to certain persons on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 354 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Elder Abuse Victims Resources Committee [HB-1270]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Maryland Elder Abuse Victims Resources Committee; declaring the policy of the General Assembly; providing for the composition, chair, officers, and staffing for the Committee; providing for the terms, vacancies, and removal of members of the Committee; establishing quorum and meeting requirements for the Committee; prohibiting a member of the Committee from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings – Lead Testing and Reporting Requirements and Grant Programs [HB-1253]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Stating the findings and intent of the General Assembly that any exposure to lead in drinking water is dangerous to children, that schools should be proactive in reducing lead in drinking water outlets to 5 parts per billion, and that State and federal funds should be made available to schools for that purpose; specifying that the Interagency Commission on School Construction is required to give priority in awarding grants from the Healthy School Facility Fund to schools where lead is found to be present in drinking water; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 557 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Care Professionals [HB-1252]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain boards with a list of certain generally recommended courses relating to the obligation to report child abuse and neglect and the identification of abused and neglected children; and requiring certain boards to post certain information prominently on each board's website, provide information about certain recommended courses to certain health care professionals at a certain time, or advertise the availability of certain recommended courses in certain media.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
No Fear in Education Act – Student Protection in School [HB-1247]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each public school and certain nonpublic schools to have at least two trained individuals who have a handgun permit and carry a handgun or at least two school resource officers who carry firearms; requiring each county board of education and certain nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Maryland Center for School Safety; requiring the School Safety Grant Program to provide grants to certain schools for a single-point-of-entry system and bullet-resistant glass for classrooms; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Buildings – Diaper–Changing Facilities [HB-1244]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, that a diaper-changing facility be installed in certain public restrooms in certain public buildings; requiring the Board of Public Works, through the Department of General Services, to adopt certain standards; providing that the Department of General Services, the University System of Maryland, and the Department of Transportation are responsible for the enforcement of certain provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/08/2019
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Public School Students – Vision Services – Reporting [HB-1242]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health to jointly study and assess the number of students identified by vision screenings who need and receive services, the no- or low-cost eye exam or eyeglasses programs that are available, and whether parents are aware of the no- or low-cost eye exams and eyeglass programs; and requiring the departments to jointly report on vision screening matters to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Tanning Devices - Use by Minors [HB-124]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the exemption authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a minor to provide written consent for the minor to use a tanning device; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to make available to each tanning facility a notice to be conspicuously posted in the facility regarding use of the facility by minors, penalties for violations of the Act, and health risks associated with tanning; providing that the Act does not apply to the use of phototherapy devices by certain health care practitioners; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 440 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Contracts - Certification of Pay Equity Compliance - Requirement [HB-1236]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring certain employers to have a certificate of pay equity compliance issued by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; requiring a custodian of public records to deny the inspection of the part of a public record that contains certain data related to equal pay certificates; prohibiting certain units from entering into a certain contract unless a certain employer has a certain certificate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/26/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Healthy Climate Initiative [HB-1235]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Establishing a Healthy Climate Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution charges; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and rebate functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution charge on certain fuels and certain greenhouse gas-emitting priorities for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Environmental Investigations (Maryland Healthy Children Act) [HB-1233]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Reducing the elevated blood lead level that initiates certain case management, notification, and lead risk reduction requirements in owner-occupied and affected properties; altering certain notification requirements triggered by the results of a certain blood test; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt certain regulations, on or before July 1, 2020, for conducting certain environmental investigations in accordance with certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Restorative Schools Fund and Grants - Establishment [HB-1229]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Restorative Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems and individual schools for training on and implementation and evaluation of restorative approaches that build and sustain positive learning communities; requiring the State Department of Education, under certain circumstances, to develop processes and procedures for a local school system or an individual school to apply for a certain grant and for awarding a certain grant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019
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County Boards of Education - Computer Science Courses [HB-1224]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, to submit a report on or before April 30 each year to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on computer science courses offered in public schools in the county in the prior school year; requiring each county board to include certain information in the report and post certain data on its website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2019
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Calvert County – Soil Percolation Tests – Validity [HB-1219]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring a soil percolation test conducted on an unimproved property in Calvert County to remain valid for at least 20 years under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fisher
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use - Prescribing and Dispensing [HB-1217]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Insurance ]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to prescribe and dispense aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2020, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide coverage for certain services rendered by a licensed pharmacist under the Act to the same extent as certain services rendered by any other licensed health care practitioner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Property Tax - Collection of Unpaid Taxes and Tax Sales [HB-1209]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a State Tax Sale Ombudsman in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; authorizing the governing body of a county or a municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale a dwelling owned by a homeowner who meets certain criteria; requiring certain notices sent to property owners whose properties are subject to tax sale to include a certain summary of the tax sale process and certain information concerning the State Tax Sale Ombudsman; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 730 on 05/25/2019
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Board of Restorative Practices in Schools - Establishment [HB-1208]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Board of Restorative Practices in Schools to study and analyze disciplinary policies and restorative practices in State public schools; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Board; providing that the term of a selected member is 4 years; providing for staggered terms of selected members; requiring the Board to make recommendations regarding legislative and budgetary proposals for policies that reduce the school-to-prison pipeline and to report to the General Assembly by October 1 of each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019